Somalia: security agencies thwart car laden with explosives in Liido beach

Somali security agencies have on Tuesday put a stop to a car laden with explosives in Liido beach of Mogadishu a time when hundreds of people were enjoying themselves.

Mohamed Yussuf Osman, the spokesman for the ministry of National security who held press conference in Liido beach praised the individuals who provided the valuable information that led the spoiling of the planned attack to the security agencies.

He encouraged Somali people to double their efforts and collaborate with security forces so as to maintain the overall security of the country.

This comes a time when federal government forces backed by AMISOM police on Sunday presented weapons and explosives seized in a planned security crackdown from Hodan district in Mogadishu.